Milan neighbourhoods
Porta Romana
The south-east axis towards Rome, between neighbourhood life and big building sites.
- Market
- Tue · Fri · 3 markets see below ↓
- Transport
- M3 Porta Romana, M3 Lodi T.I.B.B.; Porta Vittoria suburban rail; trams 9, 16, buses 62, 77, 90/91
- District
- 5
What it's like
Porta Romana begins at the Porta Romana arch on the Bastioni and runs down the corso of the same name towards piazzale Lodi and beyond.
It is an area of elegant early-20th-century buildings, with a fabric of shops, bars and restaurants that has never emptied out.
Towards the centre are the Guastalla gardens, the oldest in Milan, the Statale university and the Rotonda della Besana; towards the south, the Fondazione Prada, which since 2015 has brought contemporary art to a former distillery.
The big building site is the Scalo di Porta Romana, the former goods yard that will host the Olympic Village for the 2026 Winter Games and then become a new district with a park.
For a few years the area has a double face, between the settled neighbourhood and the construction site.
The market
Green space and the outdoors
Dog areas
- giardino Agnesi Maria Teresa · 970 m²
- giardino Roberto Bazlen · 71 m²
- viale Caldara · 549 m²
- piazza Trento · 480 m²
- parco Ravizza · 2427 m²
- viale Beatrice d'Este · 915 m²
Playgrounds
- corso di Porta Vigentina n. 15 · 544 m²
- giardino Roberto Bazlen · 797 m²
- via Crivelli n. 21 · 869 m²
- via Pezzi · 774 m²
- giardino Fallaci Oriana · 2480 m²
- parco Ravizza · 2674 m²
Where to eat and drink
Porta Romana has one of Milan's most authentic trattorias, Masuelli San Marco on viale Umbria, open since 1921; and the Gelsomina pastry shop for torta di rose.
The Fondazione Prada has the Bar Luce designed by Wes Anderson. The via Crema market and the via Vasari one handle neighbourhood shopping; the piazza Ferrara covered market is a little further south.
Getting there
The yellow M3 runs down the corso with the Porta Romana and Lodi T.I.B.B. stops; the suburban rail stops at Porta Vittoria.
On the surface there are trams 9 and 16 and the 90/91 trolleybus. The rail yard and the Olympic works may temporarily change some surface stops.
M3 Porta Romana, M3 Lodi T.I.B.B.; Porta Vittoria suburban rail; trams 9, 16, buses 62, 77, 90/91
Frequently asked questions
What to see in Porta Romana in Milan?
The Fondazione Prada, the Guastalla gardens, the Rotonda della Besana with the MUBA children's museum, and the Porta Romana arch on the Bastioni. The quarter is easy to walk along the corso.
What is the Scalo di Porta Romana?
It is the former railway goods yard south of the quarter, being redeveloped: it hosts the Olympic Village for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games and will then become a new residential district with a large park.
Nearby neighbourhoods
Data: City of Milan — weekly open-air markets (DS291), CC-BY. Reviewed .